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No frills balanced ss integrated amp?
Well, I thought I would mention Gryphon Atilla that is available here from Europe. Yeah, European voltage and the price is a little high. Both points can be improved, I guess, if you really want one. 
Suggestion on XLR Cables
ghosthouse, no, they can ship to the US from Berlin. I talked to them a few times. But this is not the best option, I guess. The best option is to deal with the Canadian distributor. He doesn't have everything in stock but he would order what he d... 
Rega Turntable
It might as well cost 50000 pounds, question is who would want it ? 
THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS
It's VPI, I didn't know. Yeah, well..never mind. 
New and searching
I would first do two things: try to figure out what kind of sound you prefer, and replace all your cabling, including power cords, with something entry-level audiophile - your equipment might turn out to be considerably better than it seems.After ... 
THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS
The price is right if the quality is high. 
No frills balanced ss integrated amp?
Yeah, I pushed the wrong button when wanted to add something and then got distracted. I was going to say that I talked to them a few times, and they were very nice and understanding. Among other things I asked them about modifications, I was think... 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
You heard the respected amp designer, so stop talking nonsense. There is no rationale to use transistor preamp with tube power amp.  
Is tonearm cable the most important cable in the system ?
No I have an original Nottingham Spacearm. I heard some people had the wiring replaced with the Discovery and something else - it was not better. 
Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed?
This digital industry doesn't care about audiophiles, generally speaking, so they will use $1 one hundred feet digital cables, no problem. And they are right, most digiheads will think it sounds good on their devices. I did hear an opinion that $1... 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
Yeah right. 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
I can't think of any top amp designer who would do this BS. Not many roads lead to Rome, just a few, don't fool yourselves. 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
What is the rationale to have solid state phono or/and line preamp and tube amp ? Noise? Cost? Other ideas ?Besides, I didn't say it would by definition have a poor sound. I said I would not do it, it makes no sense to me. I would pair Wavac with ... 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
Inna said that best approach was either all tube or all transistor, speaking high level gear. Wolf, get your "unbalanced" balanced then talk. 
Suggestion on XLR Cables
If you are willing to experiment read my thread regarding Tchernov cables.And forget all this pro junk, they use them because they want to save a lot, that's all. Ralph, at least at times, uses Purist Audio cables for shows, no matter how much he ...